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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Jakarta provincial government is prioritizing special food assistance for babies and toddlers at the evacuation sites for the Pertamina Plumpang fire victims in North Jakarta.”We are prioritizing food assistance for babies and toddlers,” Jakarta acting governor Heru Budi Hartono said at the Rasela Child-Friendly Public Space (RPTRA), which is being used as a shelter, here on Saturday.

ccording to Hartono, toddlers at evacuation sites need special foods, while adults can get food at public kitchens.

The provincial government is collaborating with related parties to provide special foods for toddlers at evacuation tents.

Meanwhile, North Jakarta’s social office unit has prepared instant food at the public kitchen on Kramat Jaya Street, Tugu Utara village, Koja, in North Jakarta.

total of 62 officers have been assigned to assist in making instant food amounting to 2,600 boxes, which will be distributed thrice a day over the next three days.

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In addition to setting up public kitchens, the North Jakarta social office has also distributed 20 sheets of tarpaulin, 19 mattresses, 100 blankets, 60 boxes of biscuits, and 3 tents.

“All the needs have been distributed. Sanitation (facilities) are ready at the local health center, the sports complex, residents’ homes, and the environment office. We are providing bathrooms and toilets. More toilets will come from the environment office,” he informed.

Meanwhile, Deputy Mayor of North Jakarta, Djuaeni, said that 10 temporary evacuation sites have been prepared to accommodate residents whose homes have been affected by the fuel pipe fire.

He informed that there are about 1,369 evacuees in total, including adults, children, and toddlers.

Based on data as of 9 a.m. on Saturday, 49 fire victims were undergoing medical treatment at 5 different hospitals.

Meanwhile, based on data provided by the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), the death toll reached 17, consisting of 15 adults and 2 children.

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Source: Antara News Agency

(ANTARA) – The president director of state-run racing promotor Mandalika Grand Prix Association (MGPA), Priandhi Satria, has said that the training program for personnel participating in Indonesian racing events has been strengthened over the years.The effort has resulted in an increasing number of residents living around the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, becoming involved in the implementation of World Superbike (WSBK) and MotoGP, especially as marshals, he said.

“In this event (2023 WSBK), there are more Indonesian (personnel and marshals than foreign officers) — as in the 2022 event,” he told ANTARA at the circuit on Friday.

The number of racing personnel recruited from Jakarta and Yogyakarta has declined, while the number of personnel from around the Mandalika area has increased, he noted.

“Thus, the technical coaching and training (held so far) have improved the ability of each (local personnel),” the MGPA president director added.

He said that most of the personnel and committee members involved in the first implementation of the WSBK and the MotoGP at the circuit — in November 2021 and March 2022, respectively — were foreigners.

“In 2021 (WSBK), Malaysian officers were heavily involved as marshals. In the 2022 WSBK, it (the number of Malaysian marshals) dropped to 34,” he added.

Meanwhile, for the 2023 WSBK, his party has only employed one foreign marshal, since the officer is the holder of a super license from the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) as well as Dorna, which owns the commercial rights for MotoGP and WSBK.

“Dorna has acknowledged that the ability of the Indonesian (racing) officers and experts is sufficient and quite good,” Satria said.

He further said that his party has continued to make efforts to improve the convenience of the staff, racers, racing crew, and spectators.

His party has improved the condition of the parking lots and access to the circuit as well as increased the number of shuttle buses for spectators.

The 2023 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship Indonesian Round is being held at the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit from March 3 to 5.

Source: Antara News Agency

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has asked state-owned oil company Pertamina to relocate its fuel terminal to a port owned by government-owned port operator PT Pelindo following a fire outbreak in Plumpang, North Jakarta, on Friday night.”I hope this fuel terminal can be relocated to a safer location, such as a port owned by Pelindo,” he said after visiting residents affected by the fire in South Rawa Badak village, North Jakarta, on Saturday.

The security of the fuel terminal, which is one of the vital objects in the Indonesian capital, must be managed properly, he added.

“We want the fuel terminal area to be better, safer, and able to meet the safety requirement,” he said.

fter visiting the affected residents, the Vice President assured that their needs would be covered by Pertamina.

“Other needs such as logistics would be gradually sent over by Pertamina. I hope there will not be any problem in the future,” he said.

He also assured that in the near future, Pertamina will manage the evacuation posts or shelters set up for the affected residents.

In addition, all dead and injured victims will receive assistance from Pertamina as well, he said.

“I have discussed with State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir regarding the fatalities and injured victims. All of them will be assisted by Pertamina,” Amin informed.

Meanwhile, the Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) said that as many as 1,085 residents were relocated due to the fire at the Pertamina fuel terminal in Plumpang, North Jakarta, on Friday night.

Based on temporary data received by the Jakarta BPBD, 17 people were reported dead, while 49 people were seriously injured and 2 people were moderately injured in the fire.

The victims were rushed to nearby hospitals, including Koja Hospital, Tugu Hospital, Mulyasari Hospital, Pelabuhan Hospital, and Firdaus Hospital, for medical treatment.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has launched its financing access facilitation program in Maros, South Sulawesi, to strengthen the tourism and creative economy sector in tourism villages.”This facilitation is to strengthen the tourism and creative economy sector that exists in tourist villages in South Sulawesi, such as in Rammang-Rammang village,” Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno said.

“The financing will be based on CBT (community-based tourism),” he added in a statement issued on Saturday.

ccess to financing will be provided through a collaboration between the ministry and PT Sarana Multigriya Finansial (SMF), which focuses on community-based financing.

The development of community-based tourism is considered to be the right option to develop the potential that exists in tourism villages, Uno explained.

The model provides major business opportunities and job creation potential for tourism village residents in South Sulawesi.

The government decided to initiate the program to ensure that people benefit from rising tourist visits to Karst Rammang-Rammang village.

Meanwhile, the financial and operational director at PT SMF, Bonai Subiakto, said that the financing will be provided in cooperation with village-owned enterprises (BUMDes).

The size of the loans will range from Rp80 million to Rp100 million without collateral, with a repayment period of up to 10 years.

Through this financing approach, BUMDes will also be empowered, he informed.

Meanwhile, industry and investment deputy at the ministry, Rizki Handayani, said that the installment interest on the financing will only be three percent and the interest will be circulated back to BUMDes.

Earlier, Uno also encouraged Kuningan district in West Java to develop tourism and creative economy products through the community-based tourism concept.

If the tourism potential development involves local human resources, the region’s economy will also improve. Moreover, community-based tourism also aligns with sustainable tourism, he explained in a statement issued on Wednesday.

Source: Antara News Agency

Jakarta (ANTARA) – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir confirmed that the fire incident at the state-owned oil company Pertamina’s fuel terminal in Plumpang Depot, North Jakarta, did not disrupt the supply of fuel and electricity.Thohir stated that the Tanjung Gerem, Cikampek, and Ujung Berung fuel terminals (TBBMs) were ready to back up the Plumpang TBBM.

Thohir revealed that several Pertamina depots were still able to meet the community’s needs, such as the Tanjung Gerem TBBM, with a stock of 6,559 kiloliters of Pertamax to suffice for 15 days and 17,189 kiloliters of Pertalite that will be sufficient for 9.6 days.

“Meanwhile, in Cikampek TBBM, the Pertalite stock reaches 20,399 kiloliters for 10 days and 6,137 kiloliters of Pertamax for 11 days. In the Ujung Berung TBBM, the stock for Pertalite is 24,250 kiloliters for 11.5 days and 22,004 kiloliters of Pertamax for 29.2 days,” the minister remarked on Saturday.

In addition, Thohir stated that fuel supply support is also available at the Balongan Main Transit Terminal (TTU), with a stock of 80,014 kiloliters of Pertalite for 57 days and 50,626 kiloliters of Pertamax for 170 days. Additional supplies are also available from the Balongan Refinery and Cilacap Refinery that will be delivered by sea to the Tanjung Priok TBBM.

The minister stressed that apart from ensuring continued smooth running of public services, the government is also prioritizing the handling of residents affected by the fire at the fuel terminal.

“Thank God, this morning, the state-owned electricity company, PT PLN, has turned on 21 substations. There are only two distribution substations where there are still outages, and efforts are being made to handle them,” he stated.

When the incident occurred, PLN acted promptly by turning off 23 substations for public safety and PLN installations.

The minister remarked that officers are currently in the process of turning on the substations while recording the extent of damage to the installation in the field.

“Electricity supply is back on, and the fuel supply depots in a number of places are sufficient,” he stated.

However, Thohir continues to monitor developments, and has urged Pertamina to take rapid-response action to help victims affected by the fire incident.

Source: Antara News Agency

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy underscored the importance of intensifying the human development program, from upstream to downstream, to realize Golden Indonesia 2045.The human development program is intended to produce superior, quality, and competitive generation with integrity and good moral character, he noted through a statement, Saturday.

“To produce quality human resources, we can begin from the upstream by preparing future mothers, who will produce a golden generation in the future,” he said.

“Women should be the center of human development. Thus, the preparation has to be done since adolescent years,” he stressed.

The minister underscored the importance of meeting teenage girls’ nutritional requirements in order to maintain their health and prevent anemia.

Being anemic during pregnancy increases the risk of giving birth to stunted infants characterized by low weight during birth, he cautioned.

Hence, in addition to consuming a balanced nutritionally-dense diet with animal protein, teenage girls should routinely consume blood booster tablets to prevent anemia, Effendy stressed.

“Blood booster tablets for teenage girls are very important for their womb’s health in the future,” he explained.

“This is an intervention that should be considered, so that teenage girls, who will become mothers, do not experience anemia, which can cause children that they conceived experience stunting,” he stated.

The minister also sought active participation from families, specifically parents, to ensure sound health of their daughters and to make it a point to see that they receive balanced nutrition that high in animal protein.

ccording to the result of the Indonesian Nutrition Status Survey (SSGI), the prevalence of stunting in Indonesia in 2022 declined to 21.6 percent, from 24.4 percent in 2021.

“The government is aiming to have the stunting prevalence decrease to 14 percent by 2024,” Effendy stated.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita accentuated that planning for train procurement should be more structured and systematic so as to enable the domestic train industry to cater to the needs.”The planning for train (procurement) needs must be more structured and systematic in the medium and long term,” he noted in Jakarta, Saturday.

The minister then outlined three areas of focus to strike a balance between the public transportation needs and the domestic industry.

The three aspects are utilization of the domestic industry, more job opportunities if the government opts to add new features to the old system, and maintaining means of public transportation, he explained.

ccording to Kartasasmita, the government still considers the option to import trains as an addition to the existing means of public transportation, although it is not a priority.

“Import is still an option but not a priority, especially for used goods. Policies for public transport procurement can be in the form of retrofits or a combination of retrofits and imports,” he remarked.

Retrofit is an approach to add more features or components to existing structures, in this case, to trains for public transport in Indonesia. This approach can prolong the trains’ usage time, thereby annulling the need to import or buy new ones.

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Earlier, the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation had expressed support to the efforts to conduct rejuvenation of the electric train (KRL) being carried out by PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI), as the train will be retired.

This year, 10 KRL series for Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) areas will be retired.

This support was stated in the form of a technical recommendation letter issued by the Director General of Railways on December 19, 2022.

part from the age factor of the train, the Transportation Ministry also noted that the need for procurement aimed at accommodating more passengers.

To this end, the KCI has submitted an application letter to the Ministry of Trade since September 2022 for the import of used 28-year-old KRL from Japan.

However, Secretary General of the Industry Ministry Dody Widodo stated that Indonesia does not need to import KRL carriages, as the national rail industry is capable of meeting the domestic train needs.

Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, immediately called on the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) to conduct an audit on the import of used KRL.

Pandjaitan is keen to ensure that the mistake of importing used goods in the past is not repeated henceforth. He also pressed for more detailed planning to avoid more imports in future.

Source: Antara News Agency

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry commended the “artina-Sarinah #2″ contemporary art exhibition that puts the spotlight on artists’ work from varied fields.”It is the second exhibition of artina, and I see there is an improvement, not only in the visual arts but also in film and fashion arts,” Director General of Culture at the Ministry, Hilmar Farid, told ANTARAafter the exhibition opening, here on Friday (March 3).

He said that the exhibition signifies that Indonesian arts can correlate with one another without boundaries.

The artina-Sarinah #2 exhibition showcases the same spirit of unity in diversity through different dimensions, according to him.

He believes that this exhibition “depicts the same core even though it is viewed from different points of view.”

“It is a kind of enlightenment, a tremendous contribution to advance culture. It is expected that this can stimulate other artists’ expressions in the future,” he explained.

The artina-Sarinah #2 contemporary art exhibition carries the theme of matrajiva, or soul dimensions, which represents dimensions of spirituality and religiosity in Indonesian society and life.

The theme was inspired by the archipelago’s cultural diversity that is replete with spiritual values.

This exhibition is being held from March 4 to May 31, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time. The event offers several programs, such as curatorial tours, talk shows presenting artists, and workshops.

On the same occasion, Faridheld a discussion with some artists about the Cultural Endowment Fund’s (DAK’s) distribution in 2023 that is estimated to reach Rp5 trillion, or around US$327 million.

“We had a conversation about that earlier. The fund has been distributed and will be added to the amount of Rp5 trillion. The amount is managed every year and is open to all initiatives, especially the very significant ones,” he explained.

Source: Antara News Agency